Hot Wheels stunt record set at X Games

A rally car driver and a stuntman have set a new world record for Hot Wheels after driving through a 66ft double loop at the X Games.

Greg Tracy and Tanner Foust set a new world record for Hot Wheels (Picture: AP)

Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy tackled the loop, which was based on Mattel’s Hot Wheels Double Dare Snare toy racetrack set, in two Hot Wheels vehicles, smashing the previous record for largest loop in a car which stood at 42ft.They both travelled around the track at 52mph and experienced around seven Gs of force as they went through the loop.Foust told reporters: ‘The moment when it’s go time, the heart rate slows down, the adrenaline goes away and it’s a matter of letting it happen.’That was pretty hardcore: the seven Gs … I almost felt my chin hit my lap, I think, in the loop.

‘I felt like I was in a toy.’

Tracy added that the duo has been in training for the challenge for a year.

‘I’ve been a fan of Hot Wheels since I was a little kid, racing cars around my parents’ living room,’ he continued.

‘So to be able to be a part of something like this – with Hot Wheels bringing one of its toys to life – is remarkable.’